and now, bbc world news. the sexual assault case against former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn may be close to collapse. the case is back in a new york court with a report suggesting prosecutors have doubt about their key witness. welcome to gmt. also in the program the chinese communist party celebrate its 90th birthday. do mao and market capitalism makes? and well the king s political concessions satisfy his people? it is midday in london, 1:00 p.m. in paris and 7:00 a.m. in the morning in new york city where there has been another twist in the extraordinary legal case involving the former imf chief dominic strauss-kahn. he faces charges of sexual assault following accusations made by a cleaner and a manhattan hotel. according to the new york times prosecutors have grave doubts about the credibility of her and their key witness. a court in manhattan will consider relaxing the bail conditions imposed on mr. strauss-kahn. christian frazier is in paris. thank